[hurm] /hɜrm/ noun 1. a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck. /hɜːm/ noun (pl) herms, hermae (ˈhɜːmiː), hermai (ˈhɜːmaɪ) 1. (in ancient Greece) a stone head of Hermes surmounting a […]

Hollerith (hŏl’ə-rĭth’) American inventor who in 1880 created a system of recording and retrieving information on punched cards, an important step in the development of modern computer science. In 1896 he founded his own company, and later merged with two others to form the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1924. person The promulgator of […]

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